Networking giant Cisco is reportedly making its own networking operating system named Lindt. This way, the company is looking to separate some of its important software for use in cheap switches. This might also allow the customers to use Cisco’s operating system on non-Cisco switches in the near future. However, at the moment, reports tell that Cisco isn’t looking to make its OS available on non-Cisco hardware: https://fossbytes.com/cisco-developing-networking-operating-system-named-lindt/